Architect Sarah Jacoby shares her appreciation for her electric bike, a love of artists + a maker, and more in this week\'s Friday Five. -

Casa Tejocote is a single-family home located in a semi-urban context from Querétaro, Mexico. It is a project that through its materials and its simple composition represents the vernacular architecture of the region, which seeks to integrate... -

Guoliang Village is famous for the "Heaven?s Road", a roadway dug out of the 119-meter-high cliff by completely manual method. It is still the only way to enter the village. The original site of the project, Guoliang Primery School, is... -

As a starting point for architectural projects, the terrain and its topography point out the directions that the distribution of the program can follow. Among them, one solution stands out for the continuity between topography and architecture:... -

Príncipe Real III Apartment is a contemporary home located in Lisbon, Portugal, designed in 2018 by ColectivArquitectura. Photography courtesy of ColectivArquitectura Visit ColectivArquitecturaThe post Príncipe Real... -

A small complex of coworking spaces, guesthouses, and makers\' spaces in Odaka Ward, Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, which is located in the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, close to the site of the accident... -

Following the departure of a neighboring tenant, Blunt ? an already well-established hair salon in Montreal ? seized the opportunity to expand and develop its service offering. Taking on the challenge, local agency, Issadesign, designed a layout... -

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The majority of 2021-2022 in Toronto has been a buyers’ market, with more demand for homes than supply. With the greater competition to purchase a home, numerous home adjustments can increase the value of your Toronto home and allow it to sell for... -

Lamborghini shows a design refresh can be refreshing rather than purely derivative, with the new Urus S a purer expression of the Super SUV. -

As of today, over 50% of the world?s population lives in urban areas, and by 2050, this urban population will almost double in size, and 7 of 10 people in the world will live in cities. As cities have continued to grow and expand throughout history,... -

The structure is a home sitting in the center of a 4-acre permaculture-inspired farm. This house has two facades with entry doors facing both south and north. Alwar experiences extreme climates hence spaces in the North are more frequently used... -

Whereas steel is usually hidden to reinforce concrete, here it emerges from the base to form an elegant expression of a chair. -

It?s About Time, the 10th edition of the Rotterdam Architecture Biennale, is a seven-week-long manifestation showing realistic courses toward a livable future at a time when the consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly apparent. Half... -

Zig Zag House presents an audacious conversation between the old and the new, with its unexpected location set within Sydney?s eastern suburb of Kensington. The clients were returning to their old family home and desired to live in a unique setting... -

Snøhetta+Hassell were selected by competition to redesign Harbourside in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Expected to kick off in 2023, the 42-story residential tower and the 13500 square meters of public spaces will extend along the over 240 meters of... -

Hudson Valley House II is a beautiful retreat located in Hudson Valley, New York, designed in 2018 by Thomas Phifer and Partners. Description Set back from the road and sited in a gently sloping meadow, Hudson Valley... -

With a focus on muted colour palettes, natural materials, and simplicity, the Japandi interior style perfectly melds Scandinavian and Japanese style principles. Wood, wicker, bamboo, cane, cotton and linen textiles blend rustic warmth with... -

The Seat was not just affected by the global pandemic, it was born of it. Our clients, a semi-retired couple who bought the property on a whim, were seeking a weekender on the coast with room to breathe ? a safe place for their grown family to... -